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    A Cloud in a Jar, by Aaron Lewis Krol | Awareness Tour

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze5 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Giveaways Picture Books Poetry & Rhyme
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    The A Cloud in a Jar Awareness Tour is presented in partnership* with Page Street Kids and The Children’s Book Review.

    Ahoy mateys, join us on a virtual book tour journey through the pages of A Cloud in a Jar by Aaron Lewis Krol and Carlos Vélez Aguilera. See you on board!

    As the clock strikes midnight on Walton Wharf West, adventure beckons! Don your clothes, gather your oars, and let us set sail with Lou Dozens to Firelight Bay! In this adventurous tale, Lou takes her hesitant friend on a thrilling voyage across the sea to a land of year-round summer, towering slides, and picnics fit for kings. But what’s peculiar is that the children in Firelight Bay have never seen rain—not even once! Their mission is simple: gift Firelight Bay a cloud in a jar. With whimsical illustrations and intricate rhyming text, this is a seafaring quest that young readers will cherish for years to come.

    A Cloud in a Jar: Book Cover

    “Rollicking verses, packed with bold action verbs […] echo rocking-boat rhythms. Vivid mixed-media illustrations feature blue shades, suiting the watery, nighttime settings. Ahoy, mateys! Poetic, sea-going fun.”

    —Kirkus Reviews

    To learn more, follow along on the virtual book tour and enter the giveaway below for the chance to win a hardcover copy of A Cloud in a Jar.

    A Cloud in a Jar Virtual Book Tour Dates

    Monday, October 2, 2023
    The Children’s Book Review
    A Cloud in a Jar Book Tour Kick-Off
    Tuesday, October 3, 2023
    The Fairview Review
    Book Review of A Cloud in a Jar
    Wednesday, October 4, 2023
    Life Is What It’s Called
    Author Interview with Aaron Lewis Krol
    Thursday, October 5, 2023
    A Blue Box Full of Books
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    Friday, October 6, 2023
    icefairy’s Treasure Chest

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    Monday, October 9, 2023
    Heart to Heart

    Author Interview with Aaron Lewis Krol
    Tuesday, October 10, 2023
    Get Outside and Read
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    Thursday, October 12, 2023
    My Reading Getaway
    Author Interview with Aaron Lewis Krol
    Friday, October 13, 2023
    Writer with Wanderlust
    Book Review of A Cloud in a Jar
    Monday, October 16, 2023
    Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
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    Tuesday, October 17, 2023
    The Momma Spot
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    Wednesday, October 18, 2023
    Cover Lover Book Review

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    One More Exclamation
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    Country Mamas with Kids
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    Q&A with Deborah Kalb
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    About the Book

    A Cloud in a Jar: Book Cover

    A Cloud in a Jar

    Written by Aaron Lewis Krol

    Illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera

    Ages 4+ | 32 Pages

    Publisher: Pages Street Kids | ISBN-13: 9781645679936

    Publisher’s Book Summary: It’s just after midnight on Walton Wharf West, but there’s no time for sleeping―adventure awaits! Get dressed, grab your oars, let’s not delay. Lou Dozens is here, and we’re sailing to Firelight Bay!

    In this modern, young, bold, and inventive adventure, Lou drags her more cautious friend on a daring voyage across the sea. Though their destination is a glorious land of year-round summers, long slides, and picnics a hundred yards wide, the children there have never seen rain, even once.

    The mission is simple: bring Firelight Bay a cloud in a jar. But the journey is anything but. Readers will delight in the story’s twists, turns, and unexpected solutions―from a sail of patchwork handkerchiefs to a net crafted from recycled cell phone chargers that saves a beached whale. It’ll take every knick-knack in Lou’s pockets and all the cleverness the pair can muster to safely deliver their gift.

    With captivating illustrations and whimsical yet delightfully intricate rhyming text reminiscent of classic children’s poetry, this seafaring quest is one young readers will not soon forget.

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    About the Author

    Aaron Lewis Krol lives with his family in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he writes about climate change science and solutions for the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative. Like many, his early education included many “invention challenges” where students were tasked with building structures from everyday materials, and he’s pretty sure that’s where the idea for Lou Dozens came from. A Cloud in a Jar is his first picture book.

    Aaron Lewis Krol: Author Headshot

    About the Illustrator

    Carlos Vélez Aguilera lived in the oceanside town of Puerto Vallarta for a time and drew from his memory of those beautiful landscapes and the sense of adventure they gave him while illustrating this book. He also poured in his general love of clouds, the sea, and whales. In addition to drawing, Carlos also likes to dance. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico, with his cat, Benito.

    Carlos Vélez Aguilera: Illustrator Headshot

    About the Publisher

    Page Street Publishing Co. publishes nearly one hundred and fifty original titles a year and is distributed by Macmillan everywhere except Canada, where Manda does the sales and PGC handles the distribution. Each year we try to help local environmental causes and donate a small portion of our profits to local charity groups, including The Trustees. We use only sustainable paper vendors and print with environmentally-friendly, soy-based ink. Page Street Publishing Co. was founded in 2012 and is located just outside of Boston.

    For more information, visit pagestreetpublishing.com/kids.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    28 Comments

    1. Cathy McInturff on October 2, 2023 10:13 am

      What an adorable book! I hope to win for my grandchildren!

      Reply
    2. Felicia on October 2, 2023 5:44 pm

      Thank you so much

      Reply
    3. Linda Gawthrop on October 3, 2023 4:35 am

      Love a sea-going adventure and love the illustrations!

      Reply
    4. bn100 on October 3, 2023 5:47 am

      cute cover

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    5. gloria patterson on October 3, 2023 1:37 pm

      (n this modern, young, bold, and inventive adventure, Lou drags her more cautious friend on a daring voyage across the sea. )

      fun learning book zay would enjoy

      Reply
    6. Sunnymay on October 4, 2023 4:22 pm

      My grandkids would enjoy this rollicking whimsically illustrated tale. It appears to be magical and causes imagination to soar.

      Reply
    7. Natalie on October 5, 2023 3:23 pm

      I want to win this because the storyline is creative and my niece would love it!

      Reply
    8. gloria patterson on October 5, 2023 3:47 pm

      this cover makes you want to open this book

      Reply
    9. gloria patterson on October 6, 2023 3:34 pm

      the title makes me want to open this book

      Reply
    10. gloria patterson on October 7, 2023 3:01 pm

      interesting title

      Reply
    11. gloria patterson on October 8, 2023 4:33 pm

      zay would enjoy this book a lot

      Reply
    12. Sandra Watts on October 10, 2023 7:32 am

      I love the art work.

      Reply
    13. gloria patterson on October 11, 2023 4:38 pm

      the title of this book is so interesting make you want to open it

      Reply
    14. gloria patterson on October 15, 2023 4:00 pm

      makes you wonder what is going to be when you open the first page of this book

      Reply
    15. gloria patterson on October 17, 2023 2:02 pm

      (But what’s peculiar is that the children in Firelight Bay have never seen rain—not even once! Their mission is simple: gift Firelight Bay a cloud in a jar) This description really makes me want to open this book

      Reply
    16. gloria patterson on October 18, 2023 4:57 pm

      the cover of this book really pulls me in I want to read it

      Reply
    17. gloria patterson on October 19, 2023 8:39 am

      a book that zay would learn and enjoy

      Reply
    18. gloria patterson on October 23, 2023 7:30 am

      the title of the book make me want to open it

      Reply
    19. gloria patterson on October 24, 2023 1:45 pm

      As the clock strikes midnight on Walton Wharf West, adventure beckons!

      Ready to read!!!!!

      Reply
    20. gloria patterson on October 25, 2023 4:16 pm

      looks and sound fun

      Reply
    21. gloria patterson on October 26, 2023 1:42 pm

      a interesting sounding book

      Reply
    22. gloria patterson on October 28, 2023 9:28 am

      I am a cloud watcher and have been teaching great niece to be one to. she would enjoy this book

      Reply
    23. Sandra Watts on October 29, 2023 4:07 am

      I love these illustrations.

      Reply
    24. gloria patterson on October 29, 2023 4:13 pm

      the cover is great zay would enjoy

      Reply
    25. gloria patterson on October 31, 2023 3:28 pm

      this would be a book full of fun and laughts

      Reply
    26. gloria patterson on November 1, 2023 11:33 am

      the title makes you want to open and read this book

      Reply
    27. Abby Liles on November 2, 2023 6:42 am

      This would be a a great stocking stuffer for my kid!

      Reply
    28. gloria patterson on November 2, 2023 2:14 pm

      love the cover

      Reply
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